Putting data back, re-downloading software, disciplining applications and the general behavior of the computer. I have my MacBook back.

Eindelijk online, De Reactor, platform voor literaire kritiek: http://www.dereactor.org/. (Of ik zie het nu pas).

Zondag, 11.30 – 13.00, regen en harde wind verwacht, maar zuidenwind hield het slechte weer nog even af, nog bleef het mild en bewolkt herfstweer. Lekker een beetje door het bos gereden.

Marcusstraat – Amstel – Beatrixpark – Oeverlanden – Koekoekslaan – Ringvaart – Amsterdamse Bos – Bovenkerk – spoordijk – Amsterdamse Bos – Kalfjeslaan – Amstel – Marcusstraat

Zaterdagochtend 9.45 – 12.00. Nog koud, de zon kwam er pas later door, meer wind maar nog steeds rustig herfstweer. Rustig gereden vanwege verkoudheid.

Marcusstraat – Amstel – Uithoorn – Vrouwenakker – Blokland – De Hoef – Amstelhoek – Veldweg – Ronde Hoep West – Ouderkerk – Amstel – Marcusstraat

Rustig hersftweer, nevelig en zonnetje, nauwelijks wind, vogels fluiten, bomen bedekt met stralendgele bladeren.

Marcusstraat – Amstel – Kalfjeslaan – Amsterdamse Bos – Bovenkerk – Nesserlaan – Amstel – Marcusstraat

This is my history with Macintosh computers:
– Mac SE 30, 2nd hand, already heavily used when I bought it in 1991. Still works.
– Powerbook 100, 2n hand, heavily used when I bought it in 1994 (?), worked fine, until it got troubles with the power and the battery. Loved it.
– PowerMac 4400, ugly thing, but worked fine and still worked fine when I turned it on 2 years ago.
– Powerbook G3, by far my favorite computer, the first white one. Best for typing. Bought new. Many issues: new motherboard (twice?), broken harddisk, issues with the screen. Got tired of the issues and bought a new G4. Turned it on more than 2 years ago after taking the Airport-card out. Has been on ever since and used it a while for playing mp3s and ripping dvds. But I do not really dare to touch it.
– Powerbook G4 12”, bought new. Issues within 3 months (harddisk failure? motherboard, I don’t remember), worked fine after that. It fell (strap of my bag snapped while I was running), and hasn’t been working since then.
– Macbook 13”, black. Bought new. No issues until wednesday. I hate the glossy screen.

I have enough of these exercises in detachment (or whatever).

Another laptop-harddisk malfunction and 2 weeks of work probably lost.

Hours and hours of interview transcriptions, everything I’d been working on last week (just in one instance I’d been so clever to e-mail the finished draft to myself. In all the other cases I’d thougt to back-up, later this week).

Down with a cold now and I simply do not know where to find the time to make up for this.

PS It’s the second time that this happens while editing a book for Sonic Acts.

A few days ago the American composer Maryanne Amacher died. At Sonic Acts we had hoped to invite her to the 2010 Poetics of Space edition.

http://www.maryanneamacher.org/Amacher_Archive_Project/Amacher_Archive_Project.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryanne_Amacher

Fikse verkoudheid in opkomst, maar wilde toch even naar buiten – mooi herfstweer en niet koud.

Marcusstraat – Kalfjeslaan – Amsterdamse Bos – Bovenkerk – Nesserlaan – Amstel – Marcusstraat

Mistig, nat, weinig wind en best koud. Misschien niet zulk mooi weer als de voorgaande dagen, maar het heeft als voordeel dat je de weg zo goed als voor jezelf hebt. 11.50 – 15.00. Zo gauw ik Amsterdam weer inreed had ik spijt, ik had graag veel verder willen rijden.

Marcusstraat – Schellingwouderbrug – Durgerdam – Monnickendam – Purmerringvaart – Vurige Staart – Purmerland – Wormer – Oostzanerveld – De Haal – Twiske – Kadoelen – pont – Marcusstraat